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The Empty Glass by Louise Gluck - Famous poems, famous poets. - All Poetry Edit Report Content Ignore User Add to New List Add to list Louise Gluck Follow The Empty Glass I asked for much; I received much. I asked for much; I received little, I received next to nothing. And between? A few umbrellas opened indoors. A pair of shoes by mistake on the kitchen table. O wrong, wrong—it was my nature. I was hard-hearted, remote. I was selfish, rigid to the point of tyranny. But I was always that person, even in early childhood. Small, dark-haired, dreaded by the other children. I never changed. Insid

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